Benson Hill President and CEO Matthew Crisp (left) and Todd Mockler, the company’s… more

Bill Anderson, acting executive director of the Missouri Technology Corporation, said the partnership with Benson Hill will help Missouri continue to be a place for budding tech companies.

“Missouri’s extensive plant science resources and world class talent provides the infrastructure for high-tech companies to grow and succeed,” Anderson said in a statement. “And Benson Hill’s decision to locate here further solidifies that.”

Benson Hill is based out of Research Triangle Park, N.C., and also received additional investments from BioGenerator, based in St. Louis, and the Helix Fund, a plant and life science investment fund managed by the St. Louis County Economic Council.